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Why do voters elect governments with only short-term interests in mind?(thewalrus.ca)

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panathea@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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This was a very wordy article and I’m not sure I got anything out of it. It’s in our best interests to act in long-term thinking but politics favors short-term thinking. Whatcha gonna do about it?

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Value Subtracted@startrek.website
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politics favors short-term thinking

So does biology. Immediate gratification wins out over delayed gratification almost every single time.

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LeFantome@programming.dev
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[edit: the article did not load for me and my comment was apparently based on the article I had read just before. Apologies. Deleting my comment.

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